Modern Physics
: Theoretical Minimum

This Stanford
Continuing Studies course is a collection of classes and lectures that is
the minimalist approach to Theoretical Physics. A student following this
curriculum would achieve a solid understanding of Modern Physics in an
optimized manner. It is the minimum that is required to begin
to understanding theoretical
physics.

In Professor Susskind's words
... "A number of years ago I became aware of the large number of
physics enthusiasts out there who have no venue to learn modern physics and
cosmology. Fat advanced textbooks are not suitable to people who have no
teacher to ask questions of, and the popular literature does not go deeply
enough to satisfy these curious people. So I started a series of courses
on modern physics at Stanford University where I am a professor of
physics. The courses are specifically aimed at people who know, or once
knew, a bit of algebra and calculus, but are more or less
beginners."

While these
courses build upon one another, each course also stands on its own, and both
individually and collectively they let students attain the "theoretical minimum"
for thinking intelligently about modern physics.

Leonard
Susskind, Felix Bloch Professor of Physics

Leonard Susskind received a PhD from Cornell University
and has taught at Stanford since 1979. He has won both the Pregel Award from the
New York Academy of Science and the J.J. Sakurai Prize in theoretical particle
physics. He is a member of the National Academy of
Sciences.